Roof Replacement Cost in Rochester, Minnesota (2026)
Budget $6,720 to $14,880 for an asphalt roof on a 2,000 sq ft Rochester house. Against the $87,767 median income in Rochester, that is 4.0 to 8.8 weeks of work. Rochester gets 89 freeze-thaw days, 71st highest of 209. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: The usual asphalt re-roof in Rochester is $10,800, which takes 6.4 weeks of a $87,767 median household income. Metal in Rochester: $16,320 to $38,400. Asphalt in Rochester: $6,720 to $14,880.
Got a quote? See where it falls in Rochester
Compares your price per square foot with the Rochester installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Rochester roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Rochester home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Rochester or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Rochester roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Rochester house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Rochester gets.
Price your own roof in Rochester
Rochester prices sit 4% under the national base. A typical Rochester roof is 6.4 weeks of local pay, 193rd heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Rochester
- Extra tear-off included
How we calculated this
One sum produces the asphalt shingle range at the top of this page. You can redo it with a calculator.
| Step | What goes in | Value |
|---|---|---|
| National base, low end | 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles, $3.50 per sq ft × 2,000 sq ft | $7,000 |
| National base, high end | Architectural Asphalt Shingles, $7.75 per sq ft × 2,000 sq ft | $15,500 |
| Rochester cost index | Fixed for Rochester, not recalculated from wages | 0.96× |
| Rochester low | $7,000 × Rochester index 0.96 | $6,720, 4.0 weeks of Rochester pay |
| Rochester high | $15,500 × Rochester index 0.96 | $14,880, 8.8 weeks of Rochester pay |
| Rochester typical | Midpoint of the Rochester low and high, rounded to $50 | $10,800 |
- Where Rochester sits. The median index across the 209 cities we price is 0.89×. 186 of them are under 1.00× and 23 are over it.
- Roofer pay near Rochester. Shown above beside the price, from the BLS source. The index is not calculated from it.
Prices compiled June 2026, BLS pay OEWS May 2025. This is an estimate, not a quote. Why the range has a low and a high end and how the other materials are priced: full method, inputs and limits.
Cost by roofing material in Rochester
A typical asphalt roof in Rochester costs $10,800, which is 6.4 weeks of local pay and puts Rochester 193rd of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Rochester | 5.3 | $8,900 | 3.1% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Rochester | 7.0 | $11,750 | 4.1% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Rochester | 13.4 | $22,550 | 7.8% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Rochester | 18.2 | $30,700 | 10.7% |
| Concrete Tile in Rochester | 11.9 | $20,150 | 7.0% |
| TPO / EPDM in Rochester* | 3.4 | $5,750 | 2.0% |
* Flat-roof prices are per 1,000 sq ft, not for a whole 2,000 sq ft house. Rated life: 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles 15–20 years; Architectural Asphalt Shingles 25–30 years; Metal (Steel/Aluminum) 40–70 years; Standing Seam Metal 50–70 years; Concrete Tile 40–50 years; TPO / EPDM (flat roofs) 15–25 years. How we calculated these prices · Sources
If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Rochester's $6,720–$14,880 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Rochester pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.30 weeks in Rochester | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.59 weeks in Rochester | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 1.5 weeks in Rochester | $2,500 |
What weather does to a Rochester roof
- Freeze-thaw days. Water gets under shingles at night and expands as ice.
- Days at 90F or hotter. Heat bakes the oils out of asphalt and loosens sealant strips.
- Days with an inch of rain. Heavy rain tests flashing, valleys and gutters.
- Yearly precipitation. More water means more years of wet decking.
Rank 1 is the most days or inches among the cities we cover. Values are 2014–2023 averages of a 50 km grid cell around Rochester. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Storms behind Rochester roof bills
Public NOAA records for Rochester's county.
- 23days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 2 inlargest hailstone reported
- 33days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 109 hail reports for Rochester's county since 2014. May is the busiest month with 47 of them, 43% of the total.
Busiest three: May 47, April 18, June 18.
No hail was reported in 4 of the 12 months (January to December, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was April 17, 2026, with $8,978,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $10,893,200. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
The county saw 10 tornadoes, the strongest rated EF2.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, Olmsted County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 27 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026* | 5 |
94 recorded hail events across 9 full years plus 2026 to June represented in the data, about 9.9 per represented full year. 2017 had the most events among represented full years: 27.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Rochester storm history · Hail risk lookup
Rochester against nearby Minnesota cities
3 neighbors share 0.96×, against Rochester's 0.96×. Closest is Mankato, about 77 mi out.
Distances are to scale. Dot size is weeks of local pay for a typical asphalt roof, so a bigger dot means a heavier bill for that city's households.
| City | Weeks of pay | Price vs here | Contractors (verified) | Hail events, since 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester (this page) | 6.4 | — | 27 (20) | 94 |
| Mankato roofers ≈77 mi from Rochester |
8.7 | same | 25 (12) | 45 |
| St. Cloud roofers ≈135 mi from Rochester |
9.2 | same | 12 (7) | 69 |
| Duluth roofers ≈192 mi from Rochester |
8.5 | same | 26 (14) | 203 |
On the cost index Rochester sits at 0.96×, and a Rochester roof takes 6.4 weeks of its pay, rank 193 of 209.
What a re-roof costs against home values in Rochester
Share of median home value
In Rochester a typical re-roof takes 3.8% of the $287,500 median home value. 153 cities carry a heavier ratio and 55 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (Rochester city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
42.2% of Rochester homes predate 1980. A roof that Rochester homebuyers never replaced since the median build year of 1987 is 39 years old. Oldest-first, Rochester stands #149 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Rochester city), 2019–2023The Rochester roofing market
The roofing market in Rochester is well-served by numerous local contractors who specialize in both residential and commercial services. Homeowners should consider checking insurance coverage for specific needs before making roof repairs or replacements due to frequent weather events such as hailstorms and heavy snowfalls.
Roofing companies in Rochester's county
- 15roofing establishments with paid employees
- 125paid roofing employees
- 60%have fewer than 5 employees
- 8.3employees per firm on average
60% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 4 points below the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 8.3 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 27 roofing contractors listed in Rochester, 20 verified against a public registry. See them
What roofers earn here
A roofer in the Rochester metro earns a median $61,940 a year, $12,550 below the $74,490 statewide median. 10 of 141 metros pay more than the Rochester area.
Source: BLS OEWS, roofers, May 2025Repair or replace in Rochester
Rochester homes sit 39 years from the median build year of 1987. An original roof that old is past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for, so in Rochester a repair mostly buys time. 42.2% of Rochester homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Rochester | $600 | 0.36 |
| Larger repair in Rochester | $2,900 | 1.7 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Rochester | $5,400 | 3.2 |
| One year of roof life in Rochester | $393 | 0.23 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Rochester: a typical architectural roof divided by its rated 25–30 years. A repair is worth paying for when it buys at least as many years as its cost divided by that figure. The 50% rule is a common rule of thumb, not a law.
License and permit in Minnesota
Rochester roofers: State license required.
Check a Rochester roofer in the Minnesota registry
20 contractors listed in Rochester carry a Verified badge on PickARoofer.
Permit: Rochester's building office. General information, not legal advice.
Source: verification methodRochester roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Rochester household earns $87,767 a year, or $1,688 a week. A Rochester asphalt re-roof, typically $10,800, takes 6.4 weeks of that.
Mankato ($10,800 typical, 77 miles away) takes 8.7 weeks of its own pay, 2.3 weeks more than Rochester.
192 of 208 other cities ask for more, 16 for less.
Sum for Rochester: $10,800 ÷ ($87,767 ÷ 52) = 6.4 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Rochester city), 2019–2023Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Rochester
- Northeast Rochester
- Rochester Hills
- Southeast Rochester
- North Rochester
- Downtown Rochester
ZIP codes: 55901, 55903, 55904, 55905, 55906.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.